https://fortune.com/2026/01/18/europe-retaliation-8-trillion-sell-america-us-debt-bonds-stocks-trade-war-greenland-trump/

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260120-bessent-says-europe-dumping-us-debt-over-greenland-would-defy-logic

It doesn’t miss me that this is the desire or intent of this communication, I guess for me it raises all kinds of questions like:

• are all the European countries collectively holding that $8 trillion figure in the EU?
• what ability does the EU have to actually determine the debts that EU member states take on?
• what alternative to US bonds does the EU have for stable liquid assets?

That said, I support the EU on this - I hope they figure it out!